Is SEVENTEEN on hiatus for military service?

Mostly. Jeonghan, Wonwoo, Woozi and Hoshi enlisted in 2024–25; after a June 2026 fan meeting Vernon, DK, Mingyu, Seungkwan and Dino followed. All thirteen renewed with Pledis in 2026 and plan to return together by 2028.

Why is SEVENTEEN called self-producing?

Members write, compose and produce much of their own music and choreography in-house. Woozi anchors the songwriting and Hoshi leads much of the choreography, which is central to the group's identity.

Who is the leader of SEVENTEEN?

S.Coups is the overall leader, with Woozi leading the vocal unit and Hoshi the performance unit. The three-leader structure reflects the group's split into hip-hop, vocal and performance teams.

How does SEVENTEEN compare to other PLEDIS/HYBE acts?

SEVENTEEN is PLEDIS's flagship and one of HYBE's biggest album sellers, distinguished from labelmates by its large 13-member self-producing format and performance-first identity.

SEVENTEEN Members: Positions, Ages & Profiles

LINEUP

Members

S.Coups

Leader

Jeonghan

Vocal unit

Joshua

Vocal unit

Jun

Performance unit

Hoshi

Performance unit leader

Wonwoo

Hip-hop unit

Woozi

Vocal unit leader

DK

Vocal unit

Mingyu

Hip-hop unit

The8

Performance unit

Seungkwan

Vocal unit

Vernon

Hip-hop unit

Dino

Performance unit

SEVENTEEN members: positions, birthdays and ages
Member	Position	Birthday	Age	Height	Born in
S.Coups	Leader · Hip-hop unit leader	Aug 8, 1995	31	178 cm	South Korea
Jeonghan	Vocal unit · Vocalist	Oct 4, 1995	31	179 cm	South Korea
Joshua	Vocal unit · Vocalist	Dec 30, 1995	30	177 cm	United States
Jun	Performance unit · Dancer	Jun 10, 1996	30	182 cm	China
Hoshi	Performance unit leader · Main dancer	Jun 15, 1996	30	177 cm	South Korea
Wonwoo	Hip-hop unit · Rapper	Jul 17, 1996	30	182 cm	South Korea
Woozi	Vocal unit leader · Main producer	Nov 22, 1996	29	171 cm	South Korea
DK	Vocal unit · Main vocalist	Feb 18, 1997	29	174 cm	South Korea
Mingyu	Hip-hop unit · Rapper	Apr 6, 1997	29	186 cm	South Korea
The8	Performance unit · Dancer	Nov 7, 1997	29	175 cm	China
Seungkwan	Vocal unit · Main vocalist	Jan 16, 1998	28	174 cm	South Korea
Vernon	Hip-hop unit · Rapper	Feb 18, 1998	28	178 cm	United States
Dino	Performance unit · Main dancer	Feb 11, 1999	27	175 cm	South Korea

MILESTONES

Records & firsts

FML: best first-week sales of any album in history

2023 — 3.9 million on day one, 4.5 million in the first week; IFPI's best-selling album of 2023.

Most pre-ordered K-pop album

Seventeenth Heaven, over 5.2 million pre-orders, October 2023.

First K-pop act to play Glastonbury

Pyramid Stage, June 28, 2024.

First K-pop act to headline Lollapalooza Berlin

September 8, 2024.

UNESCO's first Goodwill Ambassador for Youth

Named June 26, 2024, with a US$1 million pledge to the Global Youth Grant Scheme.

MAMA Album of the Year, twice

FML (2023) and Seventeenth Heaven (2024).

DID YOU KNOW

Trivia & lore

The name comes from "13 members + 3 teams + 1 group = 17", though the 2012 plan really was 17 members with an average age of 17.
Woozi began composing because of the delays to the group's debut.
Besides the hip-hop, vocal and performance teams, the group has produced six sub-units, among them BSS.
Fans watched the trainees for two years on the livestream SEVENTEEN TV (2012–2014) before debut.
Los Angeles native Joshua accepted an LA City Council honour on the group's behalf in 2024.

DISCOGRAPHY

Signature tracks

1

Super — FML

2023 · Million-seller breakthrough

2

Don't Wanna Cry — Al1

2017 · Don't Wanna Cry & global rise

3

Very Nice — Love & Letter

2016 · Adore U & Very Nice

4

Maestro — 17 Is Right Here

2024 · Stadiums & enlistment cycle

5

Adore U — 17 Carat

2015 · Adore U & Very Nice

TIMELINE

The journey

ORIGIN

17 trainees & the debut bet

2013 — 2015

Pledis announced a 17-member group in April 2012 and let fans watch the trainees for two years on the livestream SEVENTEEN TV before launch. The name settled into 13 members + 3 teams + 1 group — a structure that made in-house production and choreography the group's identity from day one.

Lineup: Thirteen-member lineup, split into hip-hop, vocal and performance units, confirmed at debut

DEBUT

Adore U & Very Nice

2015 — 2017

Debut EP 17 Carat and the bright, kinetic singles Adore U and Mansae built an early reputation for tight synchronization and self-made songs. Very Nice turned that energy into a signature, establishing SEVENTEEN as one of the hardest-working performance groups of their generation.

Anchor track: Very Nice

GLOBAL

Don't Wanna Cry & global rise

2017 — 2020

Don't Wanna Cry and Clap matured the sound while the group expanded into Japan and Western markets through relentless touring. SEVENTEEN became a stable arena act on the strength of its choreography and consistent in-house songwriting rather than a single viral moment.

Anchor track: Don't Wanna Cry

BREAKTHROUGH

Million-seller breakthrough

2021 — 2023

Albums like Your Choice, Face the Sun and the FML EP pushed SEVENTEEN into million- and multi-million-seller territory, making them one of K-pop's top album acts. FML became one of the best-selling K-pop albums ever, cementing the group as a commercial heavyweight.

Anchor track: Super

STADIUM

Stadiums, Glastonbury & Happy Burstday

2023 — 2025

Seventeenth Heaven drew a record 5.2 million pre-orders, and in 2024 SEVENTEEN became the first K-pop act at Glastonbury and the first to headline Lollapalooza Berlin, besides being named UNESCO's first Goodwill Ambassador for Youth. All thirteen returned for the tenth-anniversary album Happy Burstday in May 2025.

Anchor track: Maestro

HIATUS

A chapter apart

2025 — present

Woozi and Hoshi enlisted in September 2025 after Jeonghan and Wonwoo. In 2026 all thirteen renewed with Pledis a second time, and after a June fan meeting the rest began enlisting in turn, with the group aiming to return as thirteen by 2028.

Lineup: Members enlisting in turn from 2024; Vernon, DK, Mingyu, Seungkwan and Dino in Aug–Oct 2026

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